A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
If you weren’t able to attend last weekend’s Wizard World in Philadelphia, Acid Free Gallery is giving you another chance at some awesome posters today! I may not be the biggest Voltron fan out there, but the colors and design of this poster just blew me away when I first saw it. Tom Whalen’s posters [...]
So, I was digging through some boxes last weekend, trying to find items to put up in the store, and I came across this yard sale find from last summer… I am the worst at identifying Transformers, but after a bit of research, it certainly appears to be a Transformers Beast Wars Transmetals 2 Megatron, [...]
This episode of Collection Intervention had me excited from its commercials–this week, we were going to get comic books and Transformers! Yes! No Barbies. Our first “victim” is Joe, who has a few comic books–30,000 of them! Joe’s fiancée, Rebekah, is not too thrilled with all the comic long boxes in her living room, bedroom, [...]
In this episode of Toy Hunter, Jordan Hembrough is looking for toy gold in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. His first stop is at Christine’s house which is filled (and I do mean FILLED) with toys and collectibles that she and her husband have bought at yard sales. There’s old mixed with new [...]
See that headline there? That’s what you call Search Engine Optimization folks! Welcome all you teenage girls looking for the Biebs, as promised, here he is… Yep, that right there is a portrait of the teen heartthrob made entirely out of candy. I told you it was sweet. Now, onto more important business… Last week, [...]
This episode begins with Joe and Brian in a junkyard. Of course, Hollywood junkyards are a little different than the ones you find in other parts of the country. This junkyard is owned by Geroge Sack, a stunt driver, and is filled with vehicles used in movies. George shows Joe and Brian a tanker truck [...]
“Flywheels” has been a fan of Transformers since the toys hit shelves in 1984. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, he now lives in the upstate of South Carolina with his wife and our two precious daughters — and about a thousand transforming robots! How did your collection start? What was the first item in your [...]
UnderScoopFire is a website dedicated to children of the 80′s and it also offers up one of my favorite weekly podcasts. Last week, the USF crew was talking about the upcoming Village Gate Toy Show in Rochester, New York and I asked Howie Decker if he’d mind sending along some photos of the show. Well, much to my [...]
Here’s a picture of Grimlock, one of my favorite Transformers toys. This is what I would call a product shot — something that might be used in a catalog. The figure dominates the photo and all the details are crisp and clear. If your job is to sell and market toys, this is probably the [...]
After a bunch of nibbles, someone finally bit and I am happy to say all those Transformers I picked up last weekend are now on their way to a new home (except for Optimus Prime, who will be staying in my collection). Now I have some cash to spend at the York Toy Extravaganza this [...]
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